2D HEAT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10279938 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£100£100
Debtors£100£100
Net assets£100£100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-10-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2D HEAT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  14. 2016-07-15
    REDFEARN, Christopher David appointed
    secretary
  15. 2016-07-15
    LEWIS, John Frederick appointed
    director
  16. 2016-07-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2d Heat Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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2d Heat Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
2D HEAT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
This company · 10279938

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
2d Heat Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence15/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Spring Court Spring Road
Hale
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 2UQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

REDFEARN, Christopher David
secretary · appointed 2016-07-15
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Active
LEWIS, John Frederick
director · ~82y · appointed 2016-07-15
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-21